101 years ago today 7/6/1915: Private Vincent Fletcher (Age 20) 1st Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Henry and Ann Jane Fletcher, of 4, Stamford St., Wellington Road South, Stockport.

Private J Parkinson (Age 17) 1st Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Ada Parkinson, of 62, Burleigh Rd. South, Everton, Liverpool.

Private A Astles (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Nantwich (All Saints) Church Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Ruth Astles, of 17, Pratchetts Row, Nantwich.

Private W Cardwell 2nd Bn. Portsdown (Christ Church) Military Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private John Guest (Age 20) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Agnes Guest, of Leigh St., Bridgewater St., Lymm, Cheshire.

Private A Lindop (Age 19) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mr. S. And Mrs. M. A. Lindop, of 100, Arthur St., Birkenhead.

Private George Davies 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.    

Private Thomas Stone Lewis Mulley (Age 33) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Mary Ann Mulley, of Hawkins Battery, Maker, Cawsand, Plymouth.

 

100 years ago today 7/6/1916: Serjeant S Lewis 17th Bn. Lymm (St. Mary) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

 

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Serjeant Frederick Beer (Age 34) Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Frederick and Mary Beer; husband of Phyllis Beer, of Mayhill, Swansea.

1942: Private Frederick James Alcock (Age 18) 6th Bn. Woolwich Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Samuel and Mildred Florence Maud Alcock, of Woolwich; grandson of Samuel Alcock, of Woolwich,.

Private Anthony Conterio (Age 27) 7th Bn. Ranchi War Cemetery, India. 

 

VC Winner…

1855: Thomas Arthur of Royal Regiment of Artillery in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Mathew Hughes of 7th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Henry Jones of 7th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Thomas Wilkinson of Royal Marine Artillery in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1917: John Carroll of 33rd Battalion, AIF in WW1, St. Yves, Belgium.

1917: Samuel Frickleton of New Zealand Rifle Brigade in WW1, Messines, Belgium.

1917: Robert Grieve of 37th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Messines, Belgium.

1917: Ronald Stuart of HMS Pargust (HMS Pargust) in WW1, Atlantic Ocean.

1915: Reginald Warneford of No. 1 Squadron RNAS in WW1, Ghent, Belgium.

1917: William Williams of Royal Naval Reserve in WW1, Atlantic.

 

Also…

1917 – Mines at Messines Ridge exploded (last one went of in 1955 thunder storm)

Happy birthday…

1940 – Tom Jones

1958 – Prince